Semua Bab A Mafia’s Trillionaire for Christmas : Bab 141 - Bab 143

CROSSING LINES"Some truths are too dangerous to speak, and some lines too tempting not to cross."~ LAUREN'S POV ~The gun in Alexandro's hand reflected the streetlight, suggesting possible violence. The cold metal felt steady in his grip. His eyes changed from worried to dangerous in moments."Do you want to test me?" Alexandro asked, his voice smooth but firm. "Is that what you're doing, Miller?"Ethan's lips curved into something that might have been a smile if it weren't so full of malice. "Go ahead. Pull the trigger. Show her exactly what kind of man you really are."Alexandro's laugh was dark honey poured over broken glass. "You think I won't? You think I won't gladly put a hole in your chest? Or maybe I will aim higher—paint my penthouse windows with your fucking brain matter."The casual way he said it…like discussing the weather…made my blood turn to ice. Because I knew that look in his eyes. Had seen it before, the night those men had tried to take me.The night I had fir

SHADOWS OF THE PAST"The ghosts of our past have a way of bleeding into our present, staining everything we touch."~ ALEXANDRO'S POV ~The engine of my Lamborghini purred to silence as I pulled away from Storm Publishing. Through the rearview mirror, I watched Lauren disappear into the building—beautiful, stubborn, mine. Things were still fragile between us, like spun glass that could shatter at the wrong touch, but we were trying. That had to count for something.But even as relief settled in my chest, anger burned alongside it. I hated that she had run to Ethan for support instead of talking to me. Hated that I couldn't blame her for it.With everything happening with Viktor and the Russians, I had been too busy for her. Too busy to see she was lonely and scared. Too busy to be the man she needed. But everything would be okay soon, once Viktor had been dealt with.And now Ethan Miller had been added to my ever-growing list of problems. The list never seemed to shrink, only mult